The Future of Fantastic competition focuses on extraordinary imagination and boundless creative passion. Talented and promising student directors have brought their mos tbrilliant works to the festival! From provocative metaphors of societal desires, to explorations of horror and rituals, to the deconstruction and reconstruction of the self, and even wildly unexpected dark humor. A variety of genres, all equally breathtaking—everything, all at once, in one unforgettable experience at the Lund Fantastic Film Festival.
Films featured are:
The Feast by Simón Bucher, Claudia Saldivia, Amanda Rivera
Troisième Oeil (Third Eye) by Arnaud Vienne
Offerlamm by Tova Persson
Fragments of Us by Ido Gotlib
The Pursuit by Maggie Shiao Ya, Reeyan Yeoh, Jessica Chia
Fishmonger by Neil Ferron
Director: Neil Ferron, Country: United States, Language: English, Premier Info: Swedish Premiere
Year: 2024 subtitles: no.
In this supernatural dark comedy, a pathetic Irish fishmonger must survive a sex pact with an ancient fish creature in order to save his mother's soul from burning in hell.
Director: Ido Gotlib , Country:
Germany, Language: German, Year: 2024,
Premier info: Nordic premiere, Subtitles: English
Samuel undergoes an experimental sound-therapy, through which memories can be re-experienced. But he attempts to go beyond the limits of the technology.
Director: Tova Persson, Language: English, Country:
United Kingdom, Year: 2024,
Subtitles: English
A sheep writes a letter to his sister whilstbeing prepared for a ritual
Director: Simón Bucher, Claudia Saldivia, Amanda Rivera, Country: Chile,
Language: Spanish
Year: 2024, Premier info: Nordic
In a dystopian world, a creature attends a feast hosted by a magical fridge. Thus begins his downfall in a spiral of unbridled food consumption.
Director: Maggie Shiao Ya, Reeyan Yeoh, Jessica Chia, Country: Singapore, Language:
No dialogue, Year: 2023, Premier info:
European premiere
When a young man decides to climb a staircase in the middle of an enchanted forest, he is confronted with unanticipated chaos, forcing him to keep pushing on, up the never-ending staircases, only to arrive at seemingly… nothing?
Director: Arnaud Vienne, Country: France,
Premier info: European premiere,
Language: French, Subtitles: English
Year: 2024
A young widower meets a medium hoping to see his deceased lover one last time. He will take part in a journey to the depths of his psyche.
